Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 appeared out of thin air on the company's official website recently. That makes it the third chipset in the Snapdragon 6 series, along with the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and 6s Gen 3. The company has skipped the 6 Gen 2 and is releasing the 6 Gen 3 as a direct successor to the two-year-old 6 Gen 1 But how big is the difference in performance? What new features does Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 bring to the table? Well, in short, nothing makes sense. To answer the question in detail, I'm dissecting the latest Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 chipset, and here's what I honestly think!

The Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 includes four Cortex-A78 performance cores clocked at 2.4 GHz. and three Cortex-A55 efficiency cores clocked at 1.8 GHz. Additionally, the chipset is based on a 4nm process node, similar to the 6 Gen 1. Side by side, here's how the two chipsets compare: SpecsSnapdragon 6 Gen 3Snapdragon 6 Gen 1Fabrication Process4nm4nmCPU4x Cortex-A78 @ 2.4Ghz-45x @ 2.4Ghz 1.8Ghz4x Cortex-A78 @ 2.2Ghz4x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GhzGPUAdreno 710Adreno 710RAMUp to 3200 MHz LPDDR5Up to 3200 MHz LPDDR5DisplayFull HD+ at 120 Hz0bit MP, 48 MP Zero Shutter Lag200 MP, 48 MP Zero Shutter LagVideo4K @ 30 fps4K @ 30 fpsConnectivityWi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2ChargingQuickCharge 4+QuickCharge 4+

The difference is as big as the Snapdragon 695 had with the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3. That is, there is no major difference here. Instead of the performance cores being clocked at 2.2 GHz, 6 Gen 3 takes it up to 2.4 GHz.

So essentially, the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 is just a 6 Gen 1 on a pinch of steroids. You'll see identical camera and video features and connectivity support, so 6 Gen 3 brings nothing new to the table.